After his acclaimed ACT debut, for which he was awarded as "best international instrumentalist" with the german Jazz Echo, Adam Baldych returns with Yaron Herman on the piano as a duo. Together they lose themselves in melodious virtuosity, which always explodes in pure freedom in the end. An unbelievable energy will directly run through your body.

'Opus 1 & 3: Church Sonatas' is the final recording in The Avison Ensemble's welcome undertaking to record Corelli's complete chamber music in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the composer's death.

‘Opus 2 & 4: Chamber Sonatas' marks the third recording in a series which will see The Avison Ensemble record Corelli's complete chamber music celebrating the 300th anniversary of the composer's death in 2013. Popular since their publication, Corelli's two sets of chamber sonatas are a pinnacle of Baroque Italian instrumental music. They demonstrate a superior level of craftsmanship; they are of the highest quality, exquisitely refined and a good example of perfection in music.

Throughout his illustrious career, the legendary Ron Carter has played it all jumping in headlong as an integral member of Miles Davis' classic 60s quintet, anchoring the groove for almost every CTI Records session in the 70s, then launching into multifarious new projects, including his cello-infused, chamber-jazz nonet and his piano-guitar-bass trio. But in his lifelong calling to find the right notes, Carter had never recorded a big-band album. So, the time was ripe for the 73-year-old maestro of the upright bass to break new ground. The result is the delightful and swinging album "Ron Carter's Great Big Band", set into motion by esteemed arranger Bob Freedman and Somerled Charitable Foundation trustee Wendy Macdonald (who serves as producer) and featuring an all-star cast of supporting musicians.

Shahin Novrasli is an Azerbaijani jazz pianist. Elegantly blending his classical knowledge, Azerbaijan’s traditional folk "Mugham" and his jazz influences, Shahin created his own unique and accomplished musical universe, where he combines eastern and western cultures. A gentle wave of exotic melodies, powerful and sharp harmonies, capricious eastern rhythms struck by an American Jazz lightning, majestic and vigorous.

Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel makes his ECM leader debut with "Driftwood", a trio album of subtlety and depth featuring renowned US jazz players Larry Grenadier and Brian Blade.

The New Amsterdam Orkest is an ensemble that goes back a long, long way.

"It is simply a badge of historical injustice that oboists must wear". Leon Goosens lamented the generally accepted view that the 19th century was a time of crisis in the history of the oboe.

After two albums and a digital remix album on Alien Transistor, the trombonist releases a very special double album. Disk #1 consists of ten »Legs« aka songs written, performed, recorded and produced exclusively by Mathias Götz. Disc #2 consists entirely of bird calls recorded by Götz. Mathias Götz plays with The Notwist, Hochzeitskapelle, Landlergschwistern and many more. Three record labels, Dhyana Records, Gutfeeling Records and Hausmusik have joined forces to make this incredible release possible. He composed, recorded and mixed tracks all by himself. He numbered them after the first nine feet (legs) of his thousand-footed heraldic animal.